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Emily Rieflin and Joshua DeFalco. Photo by Ashley Galyen

Students from Gooseneck Studio, directed by Linda Pasquarell, performed at Tanglewood Mall on May 19 in celebration of National Foster Care Month, sponsored by the Extra Special Parents program.

In the top photo, Emily Rieflin of Salem High School and Joshua DeFalco of Cave Spring Middle School perform an alto saxophone duet.

In the bottom photo, a flute ensemble includes Emily Care of Woodrow Wilson Middle School (from left), Emily Rieflin of Salem High School, Megan Pasquarell of Cave Spring High School, Julia Treubert of Cave Spring High School, and Willis Greenstreet of Cave Spring High School.

Both photos were taken by Ashley Galyen. Gooseneck Studio, with instructor Linda Pasquarell, is located in the Cave Spring area. These students and others will perform a spring recital at Penn Forest Worship Center on Saturday, June 2 at 10 a.m. The public is welcome to attend.

– Submitted by Linda Pasquarell

Emily Care, Emily Rieflin, Megan Pasquarell, Julia Treubert, and Willis Greenstreet. Photo by Ashley Galyen

Members of the Roanoke Chapter of the American Sewing Guild will meet next Wednesday, May 23, to sew ‘angel gowns’ for “families who have suffered an infant loss.”

Those who wish to help smock angel gowns can come between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and stay for as long as you would like. The members will meet at the home of Sara Rodgers, at 6454 Corntassell Lane in Roanoke.

The Roanoke Chapter of the American Sewing Guild meets the second Thursday of each month at Rosalind Hills Baptist Church, located at 2712 Brandon Ave. SW in Roanoke. The first two meetings are free for prospective members. For more information, call Anne Landry at 540-989-7502 or visit the website.

Bobbie Rust shares the following information on the angel gown workshop.

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Courtesy of Showtimers Community Theatre.

Showtimers Community Theatre’s next performance is “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody,” a comedy by Ron Bernas and directed by Karen Moore.

From the Showtimers website:

Matthew and Julia Perry host a New Year’s Eve party each year and make their resolutions just before midnight.

Deciding his life is dull and wanting to have fun and travel like his newly-widowed friend, Matthew resolves to murder his wife in the coming year. With their daughter’s wedding coming up, Julia then resolves to be alive for the next New Year’s–and Julia always carries out her resolutions.

What happens next? Come watch the fun!

The show will run May 30 through June 10 at 8 p.m. Wednesday though Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for children under 18. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. Seating is reserved. Call the box office locally at 540-774-2660 or toll free at 877-336-9294.

The show is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Showtimers Community Theatre is located at 2067 McVitty Road in Roanoke. For more information, visit www.showtimers.org.

The WVTF/Radio IQ Book Club meets Tuesday, May 29 at 7 p.m. at the station’s broadcast center, located at 3520 Kingsbury Lane, just up the hill from Red Lobster.

Dr. Martha Kuchar, professor of English and chair of the English Dept. at Roanoke College, will lead discussion of Gustave Flaubert’s classic novel, “Madame Bovary.”  Discussion usually lasts about an hour, is free, and newcomers are warmly welcomed.

Contact WVTF/Radio IQ at 989-8900, or go to wvtf.org.

Submitted by Joan Bugbee.

Jenny Quakenbush's oboe students performed on Sunday, May 6, at Cave Spring United Methodist Church. Photo courtesy of Jenny Quakenbush.

Jenny Quakenbush shares this photo and says:

Oboe students of Jenny Quakenbush performed in a recital on Sunday, May 6 at Cave Spring United Methodist Church. The students were accompanied by pianist Carla Crouse.

Performing were Laken Ayers of Cave Spring Middle School; Ryan Iler, Lauren Hirsch, Juliana Crouse and Emily Chrisman of Cave Spring High School; Sidney Thompson and Rachael Thayer of Hidden Valley Middle School; Patrick Kelley of Northside Middle School; Amy Allen of Glenvar High School and Robert Staniunas of William Fleming High School.

Thanks, Jenny!

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The Cave Spring and Hidden Valley Middle School seventh and eighth grade bands performed their spring band concert on Wednesday, May 9 at Cave Spring High School. Each band performed a few songs and announced the students who made All District Honor Band.

HVMS 7th Grade Band

The band, conducted by Melinda Server and Ashley Bowyer, performed three songs: “Valley Vista March,” “Jungle Dance” and “Disco Lives.”

All District Band members are Caroline Sublett (clarinet), Emma Cummings (French horn) and Gabe Maslich (baritone).

Here’s a video of the band playing “Jungle Dance.”

Read on for more information about the other band performances, along with short teaser videos of each. Read more »

From Rebecca Spaid, AmRhein’s Wine Cellars:

Father’s Day Lunch
Sunday, June 17 from noon to 5 p.m.
Treat Dad to lunch at the winery for Father’s Day! Enjoy a special buffet lunch, sample our fine wines with a complimentary tasting, and relax with beautiful music by Ross Flora. Dads may enjoy a complimentary glass of wine. Rain or shine. Be sure to select your favorite bottle of AmRhein’s Wine to pair with lunch!

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children under age 10, plus tax and tip. Look for registration information and menu soon.

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Picnic Down the Parkway, a trail event of the Mountain Road Wine Experience
June 23-24
Visit our seven locations for picnic treats paired with fine wine, cider or mead. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 the day of the event. Purchase your ticket at the first winery you visit; ticket covers both Saturday and Sunday. Tickets can be purchased in advance by contacting any winery or on the tour weekend at your first location. Details at MountainRoadWineExperience.com.

Check www.AmRheins.com for changes and additional event information (coming soon).

Sean Poff, manager at Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea located at 4309 Starkey Road, announced today that the store will host board game night on Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to close.

Customers are welcome to bring their own sets and play in the shop. This week, two groups came by to play Scrabble and chess.

We are bringing our “America: 911″ to Roanoke for a sneak peek. Tuesday, May 15th at the South County Library in Roanoke County, we will be debuting the “America: 911″ multi-media event. We believe the message from this program may be the most important message to be delivered in this year’s election cycle. You are invited to attend this event.

Tickets will be $10 each and are available at the Foundation For America website. Only 200 seats are available. We may be able to accommodate standing room only for about 50 people. Tickets are also available at the door. Please make plans to attend.

Click here to view the “America: 911″ trailer.

Submitted by Bradford Archer.

Here are photos from the Cave Spring Middle School and Hidden Valley Middle School joint talent show, held on Tuseday, April 24 at Hidden Valley Middle School.

As the two schools are sharing a campus this year due to current renovations at the CSMS building, students have affectionately dubbed their joint campus “Hidden Springs”–hence the Hidden Springs Hidden Talents.

Students showed off their skills in singing, dancing, playing instruments like piano and guitar, twirling–even hula hooping!